Villo! Bicycle Rental - Brussels, Belgium - Bicycle Rentals on Waymarking.com

This is Bicycle Station #108 of the Villo! bike sharing system.

"Villo! (a portmanteau of the French words "Ville" (City) and "Vélo" (Bicycle)) is a public bicycle rental programme in Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

It was launched on 19 May 2009 in cooperation between the Brussels-Capital region and the company JCDecaux as a replacement of the former scheme Cyclocity, launched in 2006.

The scheme is currently in its second phase of expansion which will see a system of 5,000 bikes in all of the municipalities of the Brussels region by 2013, making it one of the biggest in the world.

Overview

The bicycles are equipped with adjustable-height saddle, 7-speed gear, front basket, covered chain drive, always-on front and rear lights, front and rear disc brakes, puncture-resistant Schwalbe Marathon tires and integrated bicycle lock; this all adds up to a weight of 22 kg.

Since May 2011, holders of a MoBIB card for STIB, the Brussels mass transit authority, have been able to use their card to access the Villo! network. Use of Villo increases on days of public transit strikes, for example doubling on the day of the general strike, 30 January 2012.

As of December 2011 the system had 27,000 regular subscribers. On average 25,000 bikes were used per week. Plans are under way for an expansion of the network in a second phase which will expand to all of the communities in the Brussels area by 2013. By the end of this phase there should be 360 sites and 5000 bikes available. Some popular stations will also be expanded to deal with demand.

According to the Region of Brussels, 400 car parking places have been removed to make way for villo stations during the first phase of the project. Some residents have complained about the loss of permanent parking spots, but proponents of the programme argue that overall the programme should increase the amount of parking available due to a long term reduction in motorised traffic."

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Address: Place Flageyplein Ixelles Bruxelles-Capitale 1050 Belgium Fees: Basic Rates: 1 year - 32.6 euro 1 day - 1.60 euro 1 week - 7.65 euro Hours of Operation: 24/7 Type of Bicycle rental: Bike sharing system Type of Bicycle sharing system (BSS): Membership Rentals or BSS website: [Web Link] Can tourists use the bicycles of BSS?: yes Other rentals available: Not listed

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